Chapter Summaries

Chen Lang and the mage legions broke through waves of undead, with Hunter King Du Xiao and his Summoned Beasts leading a charge through the rotten corpse horde. As they pressed toward the inner city, Wang Qi was reported trapped behind them, and a vast gray-black mountain rose ahead amid the corpse sea.

• A golden sword destroyed the Corpse of the Mountain Peak, and Chen Lang unleashed a thunderstorm that swept away the skeleton army.
• Han Ji ordered the mage legions to guard both flanks and advance, but a massive rotten corpse legion surged toward them with a Corpse Poison Storm.
• Hunter King Du Xiao arrived on his Azure Eyed Giant Beast and led dozens of Summoned Beasts into the corpse horde, opening a path for the mages.
• Du Xiao learned that Wang Qi had lured away several corpse ministers and might be trapped, but Han Ji ordered the group to keep charging.
• Chen Lang spotted a towering gray-black mountain rising amid the corpse legion, with the boundless corpse sea flowing around its base.

The Corpse of the Mountain Peak reached the battlefield, forcing Chen Lang and Lu Huan’s forces to confront a creature that shrugged off their magic and killed mages with spatial fissures. Military Commander Yao Ting wounded it with Space Compass—Death Axis, while Chen Lang began gathering purplish-red electricity.

• The Corpse of the Mountain Peak advanced, and Han Ji ordered Chen Lang and Lu Huan’s groups to attack while he escorted Mo Fan and the others.
• The mages bombarded the Corpse of the Mountain Peak with elemental spells and Ice Coffins, but it brushed them aside and shattered an Ice Coffin.
• The Corpse of the Mountain Peak unleashed spatial fissures that killed several mages, and Military Commander Yao Ting warned the others to dodge by watching for spatial ripples.
• Yao Ting used Space Compass—Death Axis to pierce the Corpse of the Mountain Peak’s neck and make it bleed heavily.
• Chen Lang began radiating purplish-red arcs of electricity as the Corpse of the Mountain Peak reeled from Yao Ting’s attack.

Chen Lang and the mages heavily wounded Corpse of the Mountain Peak, while Han Ji escorted Mo Fan’s team toward Abyss of Evil. The Undead Monarch survived, summoned its corpse army, and killed a pursuing Super-level mage.

• Chen Lang’s Black Annihilation Giant Thunder Claw forced Corpse of the Mountain Peak to one knee and briefly paralyzed it.
• Zhu Meng and more than twenty mages struck the paralyzed Undead Monarch with lightning halberds and Super-level magic, leaving it badly wounded.
• Han Ji ordered the Guard Mages to press on toward Abyss of Evil and used giant black flowers to consume the corpses blocking their path.
• Corpse of the Mountain Peak survived the bombardment, retreated, and roared to summon its corpse legion.
• A staff officer pursued Corpse of the Mountain Peak, but it killed the Super-level mage with a double-fisted strike.

Chen Lang’s Supernatural Power, Nine Heavens Thunder Punishment, shattered one of Corpse of the Mountain Peak’s arms and wiped out the undead assaulting the formation. The Corpse of the Mountain Peak remained standing, and the chapter ended as Chen Lang’s lightning gathered toward an even greater attack.

• With the corpse tide overwhelming the mages, Chen Lang ordered the Super-level Mages back into formation while Zhu Meng warned that their Magic Power would run out.
• Corpse of the Mountain Peak charged the formation, and Chen Lang unleashed Nine Heavens Thunder Punishment, destroying one of its arms.
• Corpse of the Mountain Peak fired death rays at Chen Lang, but Peng Yu and Yao Ting intervened; Peng Yu fell, while Yao Ting survived behind his shattered defensive artifact.
• Corpse of the Mountain Peak retreated and sent its subordinates forward, so Chen Lang spread Nine Heavens Thunder Punishment across the battlefield and killed every Corpse General and Corpse Minister in its path.
• Chen Lang’s thunder gathered again, and the chapter ended as his power began to fuse into a single attack.

Chen Lang, Zhu Meng, Han Ji, and the other mages joined forces to bring down the Corpse of the Mountain Peak. Chen Lang beheaded it and seized its head, leaving the undead forces howling in grief.

• Chen Lang’s lightning attack cleared thousands of undead, allowing Zhu Meng and the other Super-level mages to assault the Corpse of the Mountain Peak.
• The injured Corpse of the Mountain Peak tried to flee, but Chen Lang and the mages battered it until it fell.
• Han Ji returned and froze the Corpse of the Mountain Peak with ice rain, giving Chen Lang an opening to pierce its throat.
• Chen Lang unleashed Nine Heavens Thunder Punishment, reducing the Corpse of the Mountain Peak’s flesh to mush and bringing it crashing down.
• Chen Lang summoned a Thunder God Axe to sever the Corpse of the Mountain Peak’s head, then seized it with Space Power as the corpse ministers and generals howled.

After the Corpse of the Mountain Peak fell, the retreating mages faced the Bone Nether Lord’s assault as Lu Huan stayed behind to cover them. A silver vortex pulled Chen Lang into a strange dimension, while Mo Fan and the others faced a vast undead horde in the Death Gate Chamber, where an unknown figure began striking the undead with black currents.

• The Bone Nether Lord drove the undead to block the mages’ retreat, and Han Ji ordered everyone back to the city.
• Lu Huan charged toward the Bone Nether Lord to cover the retreat, while Chen Lang warned everyone to avoid the silver vortexes.
• A silver vortex appeared in Chen Lang’s path and sucked him and several rotting corpses into a dimension shaped by Chaos and Space magic.
• In the Death Gate Chamber, Mo Fan, Zhang Xiaohou, Su Xiaoluo, and Liu Ru found themselves surrounded by nearly two thousand undead.
• Black currents struck the undead and turned them into charred corpses, revealing an unknown figure to Mo Fan and the others.

Chen Lang reunited with Mo Fan and the others in the Death Gate Chamber, only for a silver vortex to pour in a vast skeleton army and the Great Monarch-level Bone Nether Lord. Mo Fan unleashed his Demon Element to fight the Bone Nether Lord while Chen Lang led the others toward an escape route, leaving their fate uncertain as observers outside realized the Ancient King’s threat was far from over.

• Zhang Xiaohou and Mo Fan recognized Chen Lang after he destroyed the Corpse Minister and a horde of rotting corpses.
• A powerful silver vortex appeared and dropped thousands of skeletons into the Death Gate Chamber, followed by the Great Monarch-level Bone Nether Lord.
• Chen Lang urged Mo Fan to use his Demon Element, and Mo Fan demonized, tore open a route through the space, and attacked the Bone Nether Lord.
• As the chamber began to collapse, Chen Lang led Zhang Xiaohou and the others away while Mo Fan stayed to fight.
• On the city wall, a commander celebrated the vortex weakening the undead army, while Zuo Feng, Demon Man, Xie Sang, and Han Ji feared for those trapped inside.

Chen Lang, Zhang Xiaohou, Liu Ru, and Su Xiaoluo reached the Blood Throne and discovered that Fang Gu had claimed the Ancient King’s power. Fang Gu revealed his hunger for blood before Chen Lang struck him down with lightning.

• Han Ji left the others to prepare the final escape plan after the Ancient King’s mausoleum seemed to leave the city’s fate hopeless.
• Chen Lang and his companions crossed the collapsing Bridge of Nine Deaths and climbed the altar, where Chen Lang sensed a powerful wind that might be a Heavenly Seed.
• Su Xiaoluo and the others reached the Blood Throne and found Fang Gu sitting on it.
• Fang Gu claimed that the Ancient King had died long ago and that he had inherited the throne, the Undead Kingdom, and the Ancient King’s power.
• Fang Gu’s body turned monstrous as he demanded more blood, and Chen Lang blasted him into dust with lightning.

Chen Lang infused the Lightning Emperor Battle Armor with black lightning to stop it from being devoured by the Ancient King's armor robe, causing strange currents to spread through the Abyss of Evil. After suppressing the robe, he knocked Zhan Kong unconscious when he tried to claim it.

• Chen Lang heard the Ancient King's armor robe tempt him with its power and attacked it with Destructive Thunder, but it showed no response.
• Chen Lang put on the Lightning Emperor Battle Armor, and it rose to struggle against the Ancient King's robe until he fed it black lightning.
• Chen Lang's lightning knocked Zhang Xiaoluo, Liu Ru, and Su Xiaoluo unconscious, so he used Space Power to move them down from the altar.
• Mo Fan, Han Ji, and the other powerhouses defeated the Bone Nether Lord as black electric currents appeared around the Abyss of Evil.
• Zhan Kong reached the Blood Throne and tried to take the armor robe, but Chen Lang threw him back and knocked him unconscious.

Chen Lang claimed the Ancient King's power and took control of the Abyss of Evil, causing the undead army to retreat from the Ancient Capital. He reappeared with Zhang Xiaohou, Su Xiaoluo, Liu Ru, and Zhan Kong, and explained that the Ancient King remained asleep while Salang had helped trigger the calamity.

• Chen Lang fused the Lightning Emperor Battle Armor with the Ancient King's armor robe and gained control of the Abyss of Evil.
• The Abyss of Evil stopped moving toward the Ancient Capital, then vanished from the battlefield.
• The undead army retreated after the Abyss of Evil disappeared, leaving the humans uncertain about what had happened.
• Chen Lang appeared before Han Ji, Mo Fan, Zhu Meng, and the others alongside Zhang Xiaohou, Su Xiaoluo, Liu Ru, and Zhan Kong.
• Chen Lang explained that the Ancient King had never awakened and that Salang and one of the Eight Directions Undead Lord had tried to wake it.

The Ancient Capital survived the undead cataclysm, and Chen Lang arranged for Mu He to be killed while the city began rebuilding. After bringing Mo Fan to Mount Hua, Chen Lang gave him resources and a Star River Vein as a personal gift, noting that he expected even greater rewards for himself.

• The Ancient Capital’s survivors celebrated as the undead tide receded, and Chen Lang suggested Zhan Kong was descended from the Ancient King.
• Chen Lang ordered Mu He killed after the ceremony failed, while the Mysterious Gray-White Person said death was too merciful for him.
• Reinforcements arrived, and the city began rebuilding within a fortified area as its factions stayed on guard against the undead.
• Chen Lang brought Mo Fan to Mount Hua and gave him resources from the Ancient Capital to restore his cultivation.
• Chen Lang gifted Mo Fan a Star River Vein that could help break through the High-level bottleneck, and said his own rewards would be much greater.

Chen Lang persuaded Mo Fan to accept a Star River Vein and compete on behalf of the Chen Clan, then learned from a mysterious Old Daoist that a Medusa-lineage snake curse made snake-type Demon Beasts attack him. The Old Daoist suppressed the curse with holy light for up to a year, while explaining that he had stayed out of the Ancient Capital Cataclysm to avoid provoking powerful enemies.

• Chen Lang offered Mo Fan a Star River Vein in exchange for competing on behalf of the Chen Clan, and Mo Fan accepted.
• As Chen Lang walked down the mountain, an Old Daoist appeared and revealed that a Medusa-lineage Demonic Snake had cursed him.
• Chen Lang recalled the snake demon from the National Team Treasure Hunt Competition and understood why it had attacked him so viciously.
• The Old Daoist said the curse could be lifted with tears from the African Medusa clan and suppressed it with holy light for up to a year.
• The Old Daoist explained that he had not intervened in the Ancient Capital Cataclysm because his action could have exposed humanity to hostile entities.

Mu Zhuoyun told Mu Ningxue that the Mu Clan planned to expel her family and take her World Academy Competition spot because Mu He had been exposed as a Black Church leader. In the Ancient Capital, Chen Lang prepared to return to the imperial capital, intending to stand by Mu Ningxue, while Aurelia challenged his thoughts of her.

• Mu Zhuoyun told Mu Ningxue that Mu He had been a Black Church leader and that the Mu Clan planned to purge their branch.
• Mu Zhuoyun said the Mu Clan wanted Mu Ningxue to surrender her competition spot to Mu Tingying and worried the Judgement Society would investigate them.
• Mu Zhuoyun urged Mu Ningxue to contact Councilor Chen, but she refused and told him not to inform Chen Lang.
• Chen Lang returned to the Ancient Capital after arranging matters for Mo Fan and told Aurelia he planned to leave for the imperial capital.
• Aurelia teased Chen Lang about thinking of his sweetheart, and he flirted back while she denied any relationship with him.

After spending a week with Aurelia, Chen Lang returned to the Imperial Capital and advised Pang Lai to wait for Salan’s collaborators within the Supreme Judgement Society to expose themselves. Pang Lai agreed to delay concluding the investigation.

• Aurelia challenged Chen Lang over his relationship with her and Mu Ningxue, then said Mu Ningxue would have to prove herself before Aurelia accepted her.
• Chen Lang explained Mu Ningxue’s family situation, and Aurelia warned that moving against the Mu Clan could cause serious trouble.
• Aurelia kept Chen Lang with her for a week, claiming the delay would give Mu Ningxue’s situation time to settle.
• After returning to the Imperial Capital, Chen Lang learned the Imperial Magic Association was investigating the Supreme Judgement Society because Salan had escaped Great Xia with help from insiders.
• Chen Lang told Pang Lai that Salan might have collaborators among the Society’s members or the nation’s higher-ups, and advised him to wait for them to make a mistake.
• Pang Lai decided to delay the investigation’s conclusion, while Chen Lang urged him to let the suspects remain under pressure longer.

Chen Lang learned that his rescue of a million people earned him Imperial Palace contribution points and the Annual Best Legislator award, which could qualify him to run for Great Xia’s legislative speaker. Pang Lai warned him that his relationship with Mu Ningxue could be used to discredit him, but Chen Lang refused to distance himself from her.

• Chen Lang demanded a reward for saving a million people, and Pang Lai promised him contribution points and the Annual Best Legislator award.
• Pang Lai explained that Annual Best Legislators could qualify to run in Great Xia’s speaker election, and Chen Lang joked about becoming Pang Lai’s superior.
• Pang Lai warned Chen Lang that Mu Ningxue’s connection to her uncle, Mu He, a Great Steward of the Black Vatican, made their relationship politically dangerous.
• Chen Lang considered how Mo Fan might help clear Mu Ningxue’s name and refused Pang Lai’s advice to keep their relationship private.

Chen Lang arrived at the Imperial Capital Academy as the National Academy team’s Grand Tutor and overruled the Mu Clan’s attempt to replace Mu Ningxue. After the Mu Clan expelled Mu Ningxue’s branch, Chen Lang added her to the official team and said training would wait for another substitute to arrive.

• Chen Lang called Mu Ningxue, who said she was attending a National Academy meeting and ended the call without asking him for help.
• At the meeting, Feng Li said the decision about replacing Mu Ningxue with Mu Tingying had to wait for the Grand Tutor.
• Chen Lang arrived, revealed he was the Grand Tutor, and told Mu Tingying that the Mu Clan could not decide replacements.
• Chen Lang offered Mu Tingying a place on the team if the Mu Clan formally appointed her as its representative, and she left to secure the declaration.
• Chen Lang added Mu Ningxue to the official team as a representative of the Chen clan, and the Mu Clan announced that her branch had been expelled.
• Chen Lang told Feng Li and Song He to wait for another substitute before beginning the team’s training journey.

Chen Lang refused to distance himself from Mu Ningxue and insisted she compete under the Chen Clan banner despite her uncle Mu He’s ties to the Black Vatican. After announcing his decision, he was summoned before a large gathering of clan elders, who condemned him for risking the clan’s prospects.

• Mu Ningxue urged Chen Lang to stay out of her troubles, but he argued that she needed his support and should use the World Academy Competition to distinguish herself from Mu He.
• Chen Lang told Mu Ningxue to follow his plan, saying she could become an official team member and use the competition to clear her name.
• The next day, Chen Lang publicly announced that Mu Ningxue would represent the Chen Clan and that Mu He’s crimes had nothing to do with her.
• Chen Lang was summoned to the clan’s conference room, where Chen Xu accused him of endangering the Chen Clan’s prospects by backing Mu Ningxue.
• Chen Lang calmly dismissed the elders’ criticism as Chen Xu, Chen Jiu, and other elders lectured him.

Chen Lang exposed the crimes of Chen Xu and Chen Jiu’s descendants and handed evidence to Chen Jin, who punished the elders for their corruption. Chen Xu resisted but was crushed by Chen Jin’s pressure, revealing how weak the clan’s supposed powerhouses were.

• Chen Lang presented records showing that Chen Ji had plundered a minor clan’s mine, slaughtered its people, and kept the spoils, then said Palace Guards had arrested him.
• Chen Lang accused Chen Jiu’s descendants of ruining the Chen Clan’s reputation and displayed records of their misconduct.
• Chen Jin asked Chen Lang to hand the evidence over to the Disciplinary Hall, and Chen Lang agreed while distinguishing between those who had and had not killed.
• Chen Jin ordered Chen Xu and Chen Jiu to surrender their acquired assets and serve at the Bashu border for the rest of their lives.
• Chen Xu erupted in lightning and refused the order, but Chen Jin called him trash and forced him flat onto the floor with his pressure.

Chen Jin took Chen Lang to meet Chen Shan, who revealed that the Chen clan’s decline began with a devastating battle against the Holy Court twenty years earlier. Chen Shan explained his past as a calamity molder and how he had vowed to remain confined to the clan to spare it from further destruction.

• Chen Jin exiled Chen Xu and Chen Jiu to the Bashu frontier, relying on their concern for their talented descendants to keep them from betraying the clan.
• Chen Jin told Chen Lang that the clan’s decline stemmed from a catastrophe twenty years earlier and led him to a secret chamber in the back mountain.
• Chen Jin introduced Chen Lang to Chen Shan, who admitted that the Holy Court had hunted him after he used a forbidden spell as a calamity molder.
• Chen Shan said he had stayed secluded after gaining control of his power and blamed himself for the deaths of his brothers and younger clan members.
• Chen Shan recounted how he fought back against the Holy Court, killing most of its Holy Arbitration Mages and injuring the Twelve-winged Archangel Raguel.
• Chen Shan said he had gone to the Holy City and promised never to leave the clan again in exchange for the Chen clan’s survival.

Chen Shan told Chen Lang how Uriel had bound him to the Chen family with a Lightning Source Seed, which Chen Shan later shattered with his heavenly thunder. After seeing Chen Lang’s powerful, blood-tinged Black Annihilation, Chen Shan grew excited about the possibility of revenge, while Chen Lang worried the Holy City might target him before he could grow stronger.

• Chen Shan explained that Uriel had spared the Chen family only after planting a Lightning Source Seed in his body and forbidding him from leaving the family.
• Chen Shan recounted how his heavenly thunder shattered the seed when he was near death, allowing him to survive and grow stronger over the following twenty years.
• Chen Lang revealed his Black Annihilation, whose blood-red lightning startled Chen Shan and Chen Jin with its immense power.
• Chen Lang told Chen Shan that his power came from the Devouring Seed he had been born with, not from being a Calamity Master.
• Chen Shan praised Chen Lang and saw hope for revenge, but noticed that Chen Lang looked troubled.